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The Heart of Me (album)

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The Heart of Me
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 24, 2002
Studio
  • Fun Attic Studio (Franklin, Tennessee)
  • House of Big and Sound Kitchen (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Scrimshaw Sound (Antioch, Tennessee)
GenreCCM, Christian pop, inspirational
Length43:46
LabelReunion
Producer
  • Christopher Harris
  • Nathan DiGesare
Kathy Troccoli chronology
Love Has a Name
(2000)
The Heart of Me
(2002)
Greatest Hits
(2003)

The Heart of Me is the twelfth studio album by Christian singer-songwriter Kathy Troccoli. It was released on September 24, 2002, by Reunion Records.[1][2] The album earned Troccoli her third Grammy nomination (her first since 1988) for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album at the 45th Grammy Awards.[3] The Heart of Me debuted and peaked at number 37 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Take Me Higher"Kathy Troccoli, Bruce Sudano, Alisa Gyse, Nathan DiGesare3:41
2."You're the Heart of Me" (*)Ty Lacy, Sam Mizell, Steve Siler4:10
3."All for the Life of Me" (*)Don Koch, Tony Wood, Brian White4:36
4."Ever Since the Day"K. Troccoli, N. DiGesare, Mike Norello3:57
5."Love Has Come"K. Troccoli, N. DiGesare, Matt Maher5:06
6."A Love That Won't Walk Away"T. Lacy, Jess Cates3:55
7."Heaven Knows"K. Troccoli, N. DiGesare5:18
8."He Will Shelter You" (*)T. Lacy, Arnie Roman3:50
9."Just Like You"M. Maher4:01
10."You're Still God" (*)K. Troccoli, Dorothy Ophals5:12

Note: (*) - tracks produced by Christopher Harris; all remaining tracks produced by Nathan DiGesare.

Personnel

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  • Kathy Troccoli – vocals
  • Nathan DiGesare – synthesizer programming, arrangements, string arrangements
  • Bernie Herms – synthesizer programming, string arrangements
  • Mike Lorello – synthesizer programming
  • Kent Hooper – keyboards, programming
  • Pat Coil – acoustic piano
  • Gary Burnette – guitars, resonator guitar
  • David Cleveland – guitars
  • Jerry McPherson – guitars
  • Mark Hill – bass
  • Chris Kent – bass
  • Craig Nelson – bass
  • Jackie Street – bass
  • Dan Needham – drums, hand drums, percussion
  • Scott Williamson – drums
  • Eric Darken – percussion
  • Taylor Harris – percussion
  • Craig Alea – string arrangements
  • The Nashville String Machine – strings
  • Alisa Gyse – backing vocals
  • Leann Albrecht – backing vocals
  • Matt Baugher – backing vocals
  • Lisa Cochran – backing vocals
  • Chris Harris – backing vocals
  • Felicia Sorensen – backing vocals
  • Justin Unger – backing vocals

Production

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  • Matt Baugher – executive producer
  • Dean Diehl – executive producer
  • Jason McArthur – A&R
  • Nathan DiGesare – producer (1, 4-7, 9), engineer
  • Christopher Harris – producer (2, 3, 8, 10)
  • David Schober – engineer, mixing
  • Kent Hooper – engineer, mixing
  • Todd Robbins – engineer
  • Dave Dillbeck – engineer
  • Kevin Pickle – assistant engineer
  • PJ Heimmernman – production coordinator (2, 3, 8, 10)

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Cross Rhythms[4]

Trevor Kirk of Cross Rhythms rated The Heart of Me 9 out of 10 saying that "throughout the album, every song is a strong one. Kathy has several songwriting credits, notably on 'Heaven Knows' and the closer, 'You're Still God,' a five minute-plus paean of praise to her Saviour. Definitely recommended."

Charts

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Chart (2002) Peak
position
US Top Christian Albums (Billboard)[5] 37

Radio singles

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Year Singles Peak positions
CCM Inspo
2002 "All for the Life of Me" 4[6]
2003 "You're the Heart of Me" 18[7]

References

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  1. ^ Kathy Troccoli: The Heart of Me. Reunion Records. 2002.
  2. ^ "Kathy Troccoli - The Heart of Me". AllMusic.
  3. ^ "Complete list of Grammy nominees". SFGATE. January 8, 2003.
  4. ^ Kirk, Trevor. "Review: The Heart of Me - Kathy Troccoli". Cross Rhythms.
  5. ^ "Billboard Top Christian Albums". Billboard. October 12, 2002.
  6. ^ "Radio & Records Christian Inspirational chart" (PDF). Radio & Records. November 1, 2002. p. 95.
  7. ^ "Radio & Records Christian Inspirational chart" (PDF). Radio & Records. March 7, 2003. p. 111.